CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 75, 28 March 1924, Page 7

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. .XOUTH SIIOHE V. THE KKST. The last opportunifv of seeing Auckland senior cricket will be at Bilen I'ark tv morrow and the folluwins Snturility. when the North Shore eleven, which li,is n n lost a match, will be opposed by in -■.■•v-.-.\ from the IJest of Auckland. ■Miptaine-l hy N. C. Snedden. North Shore's xikvi-'s is attributed to keenness, good hatting, li miing, and and nl-o largely to the line captaincy .if \ i- I'.m-.-. In this match the public will lie able t<l see and compare the yr-neraiship of Tlic two captains named. an<l «I.mi Hi ' vv,'''. , ;. ,- keeping of the veteran Ituwnn-.v :ind :i-; colt Scott. As this will be the first match p'.•■•>■'■' by the seasiders off their own .roinni in-"; ins the present season, some iiariicnlaj-s ..f the less known members of tlieir ream may be of interest. Fraler. C. iJacr,- and ("oates took part in the lveent umicli ver«in Xew South Wales. Of the others. .1 1". Cerrard is second in the- team's turning averages with :!:(.«. and a hiphost scn:-c if Sr>. He is IS years uld, has a good ivncb and nire. free, '-asy rtylo. ami likely tt • develop into a first rale liafsman. 1.. T. JMonte.ith. another youth, is third in :!]>> averages with HO.S. lie Is a stylish baisnian, with hiltins power, and :i line fast fieldsman. A. H. Bcoit, chosen as reserve wicketkeeper fur the New s.m'":i Wales match, is a good nil round player, iuid being only 2U has good prospects of. developing into a really good pluyer. L. ->1Dacre is away from Auckland. \\ IKliioit has not had much i-rlck. t .'.us season, owing to absence from Am-hiand. A fair all round player and a batsman nf the sfeadv sort. Lieut. It. Wo.idn'B" is a very line "fieldsman, a fair rlphi hfind lur.sman and left hand bowler. J*. U. X , "}'"!* ton is a punishlnu batsman and a ;;•> «1 li'lcl. K. Townshend is Ije hand slow break bowler of the team, and with a wicKi-l 10 suit him is very destructive. Captain It. h. lark i< a very keen player, a sood !i-'d. hut his left handed baiting does not pr iduce as many runs as it should. L The Kesi of Auckland eleven ;s n good side and most of the players are well known, ten of thr-m having i-ep.e>..',i, ><1 Auckland. The elev-nrh I|an::isi.-r. n_as made lots of runs during thi , s"as.n. ni;«:lndin« one century, and is an aili-aciive I and forceful haisman.